Potholes are still the main concern for local residents

'Temporary patching of potholes isn't working'

Concerns over potholes are the number one issue for residents who go to the polls next month to choose a new county councillor.

Phil Rees, who’s standing as the Plaid Cymru  candidate in the Gwersyllt North By Election for Wrexham Council, said: 

“Residents have been raising a wide range of issues such as the lack of a bus service in Sydallt, and the proposal for 82 houses on narrow roads in Summerhill, but the universal complaint, and usually the first to get mentioned, is the state of our roads.”

“Residents are quite rightly frustrated at the temporary nature of repairs. They’re telling me that some of the repairs haven’t been fit for purpose and in the case of two locally - outside Ysgol Heulfan and in Sydallt (pictured) - have lasted no more a few weeks”.

“I’ve reported those this week and I know that the Community Council are currently in touch with Wrexham Council about these and a number of others in the area.

Residents are complaining that these makeshift repairs are not the best use of their money. And if we’re going to get on top of this issue, we need longer-lasting repairs that will at least last until the road can be properly re-surfaced, or we’re just going to keep coming back time after time to carry out the same patching jobs."

The county council by-election takes place on February 27. Nominations for the by-election have to be submitted by Friday.